It is a remarkable game! When I almost finished it I didn't want it to end either

It looks like things have fallen a little quiet again around Uncharted 2, apart from some interviews here and there there isn't much news to report.. I got the Edge a while back which had a big feature on the game, but most of what was in there can now be found on the internets

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I'm kind of iffy about the sequel. I am afraid that it is gonna try to be more "edgy" than the first one, and go the way of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. I mean we're gonna see the edgier side of Nathan? His shadier side within the black market. Meh.

I like what I see with the snow levels, but I am kinda disappointed with the city level. Why do they always think a sequel needs to be set in a city at some point?

It's an abandoned city, it that helps Besides, Drake's Fortune was also set in more city environments, albeit that they were a lot older than this one

As for Drake's edgier side; I think they are mostly referring to his shady past, and not to his character in particular. I very much doubt that they will turn him into the ultimate bad-ass when his flawed human character worked so well in the first game

Cool new screens too! Visually there is nothing to complain about with this game

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It's an abandoned city, it that helps Besides, Drake's Fortune was also set in more city environments, albeit that they were a lot older than this one

As for Drake's edgier side; I think they are mostly referring to his shady past, and not to his character in particular. I very much doubt that they will turn him into the ultimate bad-ass when his flawed human character worked so well in the first game

Cool new screens too! Visually there is nothing to complain about with this game

Yeah, but the this city is a modern one. The "cities" in the first game were ancient and more like forgotten ruins.

Drake may not come out as the ultimate bad-ass, but the light-hearted feel of the first will be replaced with a shadier theme. Much like what happened between Sands of Time and Warrior Within.
Even the subtitle hints at this; "Among Thieves".

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Uncharted portrayed Drake as a lighthearted, quick-witted treasure seeker who had a knack for getting in trouble but always meant well. Uncharted 2 will explore some of those personal faults in deeper detail by throwing Drake into some nastier situations that will tempt his desire for uncovering riches with more on the line.

*shrugs* I have enough faith in Naughty Dog to think that they can handle the material for the sequel to be either just as good or better than that of the first game, regardless of its settings (the abandoned city is just ONE location, there will be other places to go) or its (darker) theme.

E3 is proving to be very fruitful this year! Lot's of cool announcements, trailers, etc. Including a few awesomely breathtaking videos of Uncharted 2! Seriously, I have no other words for these beauties besides: WANT.RIGHT.NOW! High-res is definitely recommended, just for awesomeness' sake!

Amazing new trailer and gameplay! I recently caved and bought a PS3, mostly just so I could play the Uncharted games. I'm definitely glad I did after seeing the new E3 trailer and walkthrough. Has anyone here got into the multiplayer beta? I thought I had when I pre-ordered Uncharted 2 at Gamestop, but it turned out to be a multiplayer demo, which starts in August. What the difference is, I dunno, but it really got me peeved. One very minor gripe about the new game is that it seems like they've toned down Drake's flailing "action movie" jumping. Great game Uncharted is though, a must play for anyone who loves pulp adventure stories (and also has money to invest in a black monolith of death, er...Playstation 3)

Lol XD I have to say that selling the Wii and getting a PS3 in return was one of the single most satisfying decisions we ever made. We just had so much fun with the cool games that came out on it, and there is still so much more goodness to come! I'm sure you won't regret your choice of spending money on the black monolith of doom from hell

Only downside of the machine is that it's not backwards compatible So in order to play Staff of Kings, I would have to dig up ye trusty old PS2 again, from a box, somewhere in the attic

I saw some ads in which you could order Infamous and get access to the multiplayer demo of Uncharted 2, but well, I'll prefer the single player demo anyways I think..

In case y'all have been too distracted by the pissing contest in of the other threads, there is something resembling an 'official site' for Uncharted: Among Thieves. Aside from some basic videos, screenshots, and whatnot, it still seems rather bereft of content; hopefully that'll continue to change as the release date gets closer.

Picked up about the news earlier this week as well. Although I have to say I'm happier about learning where Drake is going in the next game than the movie announcement. In my opinion, its a bit redundant since Uncharted is already such a cinematic product. On the other hand, it might give the non-PS3 crowd a chance to get in touch with the franchise. And who knows; it might even spawn a load of merchandise as well.

As for who should play Drake.. well.. for me there is just one obvious choice:

It looks like Game Trailers TV will be airing an exclusive look at Uncharted this Thursday at 0030. Featuring an "all-new" level called the Ice Cave and one of the game's complete cinematics, it should be pretty awesome.

Forgot to post this yesterday. Excellent graphics all-around, with some very Tomb Raider-esque platforming going on. Also: There's a brief example of the single-player co-op interspersed throughout the video.

You'll also be able to make your own action flick with the new multi-player camera controls. Check it out here.

I've bought the Platinum version last weekend and I've really enjoyed it...
BUT
I have these annoying graphics problems... There's quite a bit of screen tearing going on but what bugs me the most is the aura of blurry smudge around Drake. It's OK when you stand still, but if you move through the background it's really annoying... Even the crosshairs have the ugly aura around them. It's like the background around Drake needs time to go from a blurry mess to the sharpness it's supposed to have...

Does anyone know what I'm talking about?... Do you guys have the same problem?